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Singleton PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -32.5573, 151.1771 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

7.7Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
12-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³36 stored readings in this page window
Very PoorModel peak · next 24 h9.7–51.1 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

7.7 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.

The monitor belongs to NSW DCCEEW. Readings may be preliminary and revised by the agency.

The category applies only to the latest one-hour reading. It follows the Australian enHealth framework used by agencies including NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The NowCast and rolling mean are separately labelled derived concentrations. How the categories are used.

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.

View 1 nearby fire location
KARANILLA RD, QUIPOLLY133 km away · Under control · Structure FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: KARANILLA RD, QUIPOLLY 2343
COUNCIL AREA: Liverpool Plains
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Structure Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:31

Official source
View 3 planned or registered burns nearby
Forestry Plantation HR - Watagan 18 SF56 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: WATAGAN STATE FOREST WOLLOMBI FOREST RD, OLNEY 2325
COUNCIL AREA: Cessnock
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 6 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:54

Official source
Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-07862 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: BEAVENS RIDGE FOREST RD, RAVENSDALE 2259
COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 86 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:55

Official source
Forestry HR - Chichester SF Plantation66 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: CHICHESTER STATE FOREST BUSH MILL RD, UPPER KARUAH RIVER 2415
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 125 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:45

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Singleton monitor to the reported incident location, or to the mapped fire boundary where an agency has published one. A fire without a published boundary may extend closer than its reported location suggests.

Recent observations and next 48 hours

monitor + up to three models
570−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
About this chart

Observed values come from this monitor. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are independent total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled from their nearest grid cells; they are not blended with the observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood3.9–10.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair5.6–24.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursVery Poor9.7–51.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursVery Poor10.2–51.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF24.1 µg/m³Fair29 Aug, 6:30 AM AEST
CAMS51.1 µg/m³Very Poor28 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM10.2 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST
Recent hourly readings36 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST7.7Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST10.9Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST14.1Fair
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST8.5Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST5.2Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST6.4Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST11.4Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST11.9Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST7.5Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST10.2Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST13.6Fair
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST11.8Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST10.9Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST8.7Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST3.5Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST0.7Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST2.5Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST1.2Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST2.3Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST1.5Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST0.2Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST1.9Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST2.1Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST4.7Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST3.0Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST6.4Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST6.8Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST10.4Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST9.0Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST7.3Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST6.8Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST5.1Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST0.3Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST3.4Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST6.2Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST4.5Good

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